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Little John Goes to Nottingham Fair
Thelasses,also,lookedathimaskance,thinkingtheyhadneverseenalustieryouth.
Firstofallhewenttotheboothwherestoutalewassoldand,standingaloftonabench,hecalledtoallthatwereneartocomeanddrinkwithhim."Hey,sweetlads!"criedhe"whowilldrinkalewithastoutyeoman?Come,all!Come,all!Letusbemerry,forthedayissweetandthealeistingling.Comehither,goodyeoman,andthou,andthou;fornotafarthingshalloneofyoupay.Nay,turnhither,thoulustybeggar,andthoujollytinker,forallshallbemerrywithme."
Thusheshouted,andallcrowdedaround,laughing,whilethebrownaleflowed;andtheycalledLittleJohnabravefellow,eachswearingthathelovedhimashisownbrother;forwhenonehasentertainmentwithnothingtopay,onelovesthemanthatgivesittoone.
Thenhestrolledtotheplatformwheretheywereatcudgelplay,forhelovedaboutatquarterstaffashelovedmeatanddrink;andherebefellanadventurethatwassunginballadsthroughoutthemid-countryformanyaday.
Onefellowtherewasthatcrackedcrownsofeveryonewhothrewcapintothering.ThiswasErico’Lincoln,ofgreatrenown,whosenamehadbeensunginballadsthroughoutthecountryside.
